Phase behavior of petroleum reservoir fluids

Phase Behavior of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-408

  Pedersen, Karen Schou ^a   Christensen, Peter Lindskou ^a  

^a Calsep AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE BEHAVIOR;

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; PETROLEUM PROCESSING; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 85055206575     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Book

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